Presented by Julian Davison, OTTOMANS VERSUS CHRISTIANS “The Battle For Europe” travels to the Balkans, Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union, where the power struggle between Christian Europe and the Muslim Ottoman Empire lasted for centuries. 　　Featuring interviews with top historians, live reenactments of pivotal events, and visits to historical sites, this three-part series explores a legendary clash of civilizations and its continuing repercussions in the modern world. 　　Episode 1: "Dream of Empire” airs Monday, April 10 at 11 p.m. - This episode traces the history of Ottoman influence in the Balkans over four centuries. 　　Episode 2: “Vienna – The Golden Apple” airs Tuesday, April 11 at 11 p.m. - This episode focuses on Ottoman advances into Europe in the 15th-17th centuries, climaxing in the second siege of Vienna in 1683. 　　Episode 3: “The Sick Man of Europe” airs Wednesday, April 12 at 11 p.m. - This final episode explores the relationship between the Ottoman Empire and Tsarist Russia, which resulted in the Crimean War in 1853, dragging in troops from France and England.

1711年，奥斯曼帝国击败了俄罗斯帝国，随后进入了一个停滞时期。故事始于帕特罗纳·哈利勒的兄弟在苏丹的命令下被处以绞刑。奥斯曼人远离战争，开始在郁金香花园中组织更多的娱乐活动。反对者、包括一些反对苏丹的帮派和对耶尼切里不满的人，试图组织反叛，但始终不敢付诸行动。

It was the world's last Islamic empire - a super-power of a million square miles. From its capital in Istanbul it matched the glories of Ancient Rome. And after six centuries in power it collapsed less than a hundred years ago. Rageh Omaar sets out to discover why the Ottomans have vanished from our understanding of the history of Europe. Why so few realise the importance of Ottoman history in today's Middle East. And why you have to know the Ottoman story to understand the roots of many of today's trouble spots from Palestine, Iraq and Israel to Libya, Syria, Egypt, Bosnia and Kosovo.

奥斯曼帝国军队在1711年,俄罗斯帝国的军队被打败了，同时奥斯曼帝国进入了一段时期的衰落。故事奥斯曼苏丹的弟弟哈利勒的事。奥斯曼帝国的军事惨败而远离了战争。这对引起了苏丹禁卫军团和一些反帮派的反抗。哈利尔老板被处决而弟弟非常愤怒，然后谋杀把奥斯曼苏丹的计划。

奥斯曼中尉向一位美丽的女孩讲述一个故事，为了躲避自身所遭受的不公平对待，美国女护士只身前往即将成为一战战场的土耳其从事医疗工作，并在战争中爱上了被视为敌人的奥斯曼陆军中尉，在爱恨情仇中她必须做出自己的选择，一段美国护士与土耳其军官的爱情故事就此展开。

奥斯曼中尉向一位美丽的女孩讲述一个故事，为了躲避自身所遭受的不公平对待，美国女护士只身前往即将成为一战战场的土耳其从事医疗工作，并在战争中爱上了被视为敌人的奥斯曼陆军中尉，在爱恨情仇中她必须做出自己的选择，一段美国护士与土耳其军官的爱情故事就此展开。

牛津大学著名的历史学教授迪尔梅德.麦克库洛赫与BBC英国广播公司联手，精心打造这部优秀的纪录片。他将带我们去基督教古迹的现场鉴证历史，去访问知名的学者和宗教人士寻知问道，在浩瀚的历史长河里品味文明的足迹。透过这个系列的节目您将增加对基督教和西方文明的了解。 　　基督教在人类历史上和当代都有着广泛的影响、和佛教、伊斯兰教并称为世界三大宗教。全球估计现在共有15亿至21亿的人信仰基督教,占世界总人口25%-30%.最早期的基督教信仰仅从凤毛麟角的几个信徒萌芽，何以成长到可以影响人类的文明发展和历史进程的呢？ 　　这千年的基督教历史之问，将由Diarmaid MacCulloch 迪尔梅德.麦克库洛赫教授在本系列节目中不懈地探讨。

此節目融合了虛構劇情和紀錄片元素，檢視鄂圖曼帝國的歷史。